Week 1 · Recap
Bears 59, Panthers 37: Week 1 recap
What happened
The Bears rolled past the Panthers 59-37 on the road at Bank of America Stadium in Week 1, moving to 1-0.
The Bears outgained the Panthers 552-478 in total yards, won the turnover battle 3-1, and went 10-14 on third down.
Caleb Williams went 21 of 29 for 269 yards and 2 TDs. D'Andre Swift had 18 carries for 124 yards and 3 TDs on the ground. Kalif Raymond led the receivers with 8 catches for 84 yards.
On defense, Kentavius Street led with 1 sack and Dillon Thieneman had 10 tackles.
Team stats
- 552Total yards478
- 261Passing yards353
- 291Rushing yards125
- 26First downs24
- 10-14Third down4-9
- 4-4Red zone (TD-att)4-4
- 1Turnovers3
- 2-8Sacked-yards2-8
- 12-57Penalties-yards11-84
- 34:03Possession25:57
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: CHI-CAR- 1st quarter
- CARChuba Hubbard 4 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)11:330-7
- CHICaleb Williams 9 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)5:527-7
- CHID'Andre Swift 1 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)1:5914-7
- 2nd quarter
- CHICole Kmet 22 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)13:5721-7
- CARJalen Coker 51 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)12:4021-14
- CARBryce Young 7 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)8:4221-21
- CHICairo Santos 40 Yd Field Goal5:2024-21
- CARRyan Fitzgerald 44 Yd Field Goal2:3524-24
- CHICaleb Williams 29 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)0:2231-24
- 3rd quarter
- CARChuba Hubbard 2 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)9:0231-31
- CHID'Andre Swift 1 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)3:0538-31
- CHIKyle Monangai 61 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)0:4045-31
- 4th quarter
- CHIJahdae Walker 1 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)6:2752-31
- CARJalen Coker 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT blocked)4:0052-37
- CHID'Andre Swift 28 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)3:4059-37
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.